E Half Diminished Scale
4-string bass · = Locrian ♮2 · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
E
F♯
G
A
B♭
C
D
Solfège : Mi – Fa♯ – Sol – La – Si♭ – Do – Ré
Interval Structure
E
T
F♯
½T
G
T
A
½T
B♭
T
C
T
D
→
E+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in E) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i° | E° | diminished |
| ii° | F♯° | diminished |
| iii | Gm | minor |
| iv | Am | minor |
| V+ | B♭+ | augmented |
| VI | C | Major |
| VII | D | Major |
About this scale
Mode VI of the melodic minor: Locrian with a major 2nd. It is the reference scale over half-diminished chords (iiø7) in jazz, preferred to Locrian whose b2 clashes with the root. Its b5 creates immediate tension demanding resolution.
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